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MotoGP race winners Jack Miller and Johann Zarco confirmed for Suzuka 8 Hours

Miller and Zarco will renew their MotoGP rivalry on production-based bikes in Japan’s biggest motorcycle race

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Suuure, 6-time WSBK champ Jonathan Rea Is Retired…

Cue the eye roll, as Jonthan Rea is back on a World Superbike, with Honda, again after supposedly retiring.

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Jonathan Rea set to join Honda as WSBK test rider after retirement

After calling time on a long and successful career in WSBK, the Northern Irishman will remain in the paddock next year as a test rider

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Yamaha's 70th Anniversary WSBK Livery Is Stunning but Marks a Sad Moment

Yamaha ended the 2025 WSBK season showing off its iconic 70th anniversary colors, but it happened alongside the most successful rider ever retiring.

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The End of an Era, Six-Time Motorcycle Champ Jonathan Rea Announces Retirement

From utterly dominating the field with Kawasaki to fighting hard to show what his Yamaha could do at the end of Jonathan Rea's WSBK career, the racer was a class act.

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Is WorldSBK in Trouble After Losing Its Superstars?

Without the big motorcycle rider names, is there any reason to watch the World Superbike Championship anymore? Or at least right now?

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We Missed Out, This Yamaha Experience Let R1M Owners Ride Alongside Valentino Rossi

Yamaha’s Racing Experience allowed R1M owners to ride alongside legends like Valentino Rossi at the Jerez circuit.

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Motorcycle Legends Descended on Silverstone, Have the Fastest Track Day Ever

Monster Energy's motorcycle athletes recently got together at Silverstone for a track day. Finally, we get an insight into what went on behind the scenes.

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Is World Superbike's superstar Razgatlioglu a genuine solution for a MotoGP team?

Toprak Razgatlioglu’s manager Kenan Sofuoglu says “there are teams that want” the Turkish rider in MotoGP next year, despite holding a BMW World Superbike deal to the end of 2025.

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Is World Superbike superstar Razgatlioglu a genuine solution for a MotoGP team?

Toprak Razgatlioglu’s manager Kenan Sofuoglu says “there are teams that want” the Turkish rider in MotoGP next year despite holding a BMW World Superbike deal to the end of 2025.

Motorsport

Watch Raw Onboard POV Superbike Footage of a Pro Rider Ripping Silverstone

Watch Jonathan Rea's raw point-of-view footage as he spins laps around Silverstone during Monster Energy's track day event. Here's everything you need to know.

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Here Are Some Track Day Tips From 6-Time WSBK Champ Jonathan Rea

There are many reasons to do track days, and most have to do with improving skills, gaining confidence, and riding safer. Get these pro tips with Jonathan Rea.

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Watch a Yamaha R1 GYTR Drag Race a Porsche Taycan

WSBK rider Jonathan Rea drag races a Yamaha R1 GYTR against a Porsche Taycan GTS, and the results aren't what he or probably you'd expect.

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Kawasaki Is Turning Into Bimota Racing Team For The 2025 WSBK Season

Kawasaki Racing Team is shutting down its factory WSBK effort at the end of 2024, but transitioning many members over to the new BbKRT for 2025.

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Kawasaki to shut down factory WSBK team at end of 2024

From next year, the Japanese manufacturer will not be represented with a full works team in WSBK, but will continue to have an involvement in the championship as an official partner to the resurrected Bimota operation.

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Now’s Your Chance To Own A Jonathan Rea Replica Yamaha YZF-R1

Crescent Yamaha, the home of the Pata Prometeon Yamaha WSBK racing team, is selling Jonathan Rea Replica Yamaha YZF-R1s, of which only 65 will ever be produced.

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Ever Wonder What The Differences Between MotoGP And WorldSBK Are?

There are indeed quite a few differences between the MotoGP and WorldSBK. Let's take a look at some and gain insights from six-time world champ Jonathan Rea.

Motorsport

The full 2024 World Superbike Championship grid

# Rider Bike Team 01 Alvaro Bautista Ducati Aruba Ducati 11 Nicolo Bulega Ducati Aruba Ducati 55 Andrea Locatelli Yamaha Pata Yamaha 65 Jonathan Rea Yamaha Pata Yamaha 22 Alex Lowes Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing 47 Axel Bassani Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing 77 Dominique Aegerter Yamaha GRT Yamaha 87 Remy Gardner Yamaha…

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Speed Reads: Check Out The MV Agusta x Daniel Arsham Superveloce

The MV Agusta x Daniel Arsham Superveloce touches down in Miami for a limited time; Harley Museum's December plans; Jonathan Rea tests at Jerez, and more.

Motorsport

Iannone "surprised" by early testing pace on Ducati Superbike

Ex-MotoGP racer Iannone will make his return to racing action in 2024 as his four-year doping ban expires after signing to join satellite Ducati squad Go Eleven next season.

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Rea gets first taste of Yamaha WSBK machinery in Jerez test

Six-time champion Rea, who has made the transition from Kawasaki to replace BMW-bound Toprak Razgatlioglu, turned 12 laps aboard the R1 he will race in 2024 on a rain-affected opening day of testing.

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That's No Halloween Costume: Rea Already Testing Pata Yamaha For 2024

Two multiple moto racing world champions in their respective sports made shocking team switches in 2023. Jonathan Rea is already doing Yamaha testing for 2024.

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Mark Your Calendars For The 2024 WorldSBK Race Season

FIM WorldSBK has released the provisional calendar for the 2024 season, welcoming two new venues: Balaton Park Circuit in Hungary and Cremona Circuit in Italy.

Motorsport

Bautista clinches second WSBK title in Jerez opener

Bautista notched up his 25th win in 34 races in Saturday afternoon's 20-lap contest, beating his nearest title rival Toprak Razgatlioglu by a margin of 1.195 seconds.

Motorsport

Bautista on cusp of WSBK title after battle for the ages

Ducati rider Bautista pipped Yamaha man Razgatlioglu by just over a tenth of a second at the end of a breathless 20-lap encounter on Sunday afternoon, as the lead changed hands between the pair countless times.

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